Kondratieff Wave

By Editorial Staff Over 100 banks are opening soon, buying junk bonds is gaining popularity and emerging markets are the trendy investment. Sound familiar? Europe appears to be returning to some bad investment habits.  The following is an excerpt from the February issue of Global Market Perspective. For a limited time, you can visit Elliott… Read more Europe’s Return to Risky Investment

Bernanke’s Burn Notice: Why Now? Research Reveals Insight Into Fed Chairman’s Popularity By Elliott Wave International Like a spy who gets a burn notice, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has suddenly lost his support. Bernanke has gone from being Time magazine's Man of the Year in 2009 to … what? A Fed chairman embroiled in… Read more Bernanke’s Burn Notice

By Robert Prechter The following article is an excerpt from Robert Prechter's Elliott Wave Theorist. For more information from Robert Prechter on bank safety, download his free report, Discover the Top 100 Safest U.S. Banks. Perhaps the single greatest reason for the unbridled expansion of credit over the past 50 years is the existence of… Read more The FDIC Anesthesia Is Wearing Off

Bob Prechter first released Conquer the Crash: You Can Survive and Prosper in a Deflationary Depression during a stock-market high in 2002, and it quickly became a New York Times–bestseller. Now he has updated the book with 188 new pages for a second edition, and it looks like it, too, will be published near a… Read more How to Prepare for the Coming Crash and Preserve Your Wealth

By Elliott Wave International As the major stock markets turned down in late 2007 and then started to rally in March 2009, many people who believed in fundamental analysis have begun to question its validity. Famed technical analyst and Elliott wave expert Robert Prechter has long called for the bear market we are now in the… Read more Q&A With Robert Prechter: Why Technical Analysis Beats Out Fundamental Analysis

By Neil Beers So Bob Prechter is bearish again. That may be no surprise to some, but recall that Prechter was about the only bull on February 23 of this year when he covered the short position he had recommended on July 17, 2007. That was nearly two years later and 800 points lower in… Read more Prechter Stands Alone Again… He’s Done the Math

By Robert Folsom Editor's Note: The following article discusses Robert Prechter's view of the Efficient Market Hypothesis. For more information, download this free 10-page issue of Prechter's Elliott Wave Theorist. When a maverick idea becomes vindicated, there's a good story to tell. It usually involves a person (or small group of people) who courageously challenge… Read more Efficient Market Hypothesis: True “Villain” of the Financial Crisis?